Official UK procurement notice
Reopening of Care at Home for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Mental Ill Health - Flexible Framework (February 2026)
Authority: East Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCare at Home service for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Mental Ill Health - Flexible Framework (Reopening - February 2026)
NOTE: Service Providers currently included in the Framework which commenced in April 2025 do not need to re-apply.
- How the procedure runs: https://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Procurement/policy/ProcurementReform/implementEUDirProcRef
CPV: Social work and related services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 18 bids received · 10 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1In accordance with the terms for the Council's Flexible Framework for Care at Home for…
In accordance with the terms for the Council's Flexible Framework for Care at Home for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Mental Ill Health, it is now being re-opened for new Service Providers to be included under the same terms as the original tender exercise.
SERVICE PROVIDERS CURRENTLY INCLUDED IN THE FRAMEWORK DO NOT NEED TO RE-APPLY
Note that the initial 3 year term of the Framework commenced on 1 April 2025, therefore the end of the initial term of the contract will end on 31 March 2028 for all Service Providers in the Framework.
ORIGINAL CONTRACT NOTICE TEXT: The Framework Agreement is for the provision of Supported Living and Personal Care for Adults with Learning Disabilities/Mental Ill Health in accordance with agreed Support Plans under Option 3 of Self Directed Support to meet the required service outcomes.
The Flexible Framework will be for a period of 3 years with a further 2 one year extension options.
The Framework Agreement will be flexible to allow new entrants to join; the Council reserves the right to open up the Flexible Framework for new Service Providers at any time.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Refer to evaluation methodology within ITT documents
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Shortlisting
- Refer to the ITT documents
- “Reopening of Care at Home for Adults with Learning Disabilities and…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Sept 2024, 11:33 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2026, 12:47 BST
- Authority reference
PS/24/93 Feb 2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-062222- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049b69Find a Tender
- How it runs
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Refer to ITT documents
Publisher note: It should be noted that the deadline for expressions of interest is 12 noon on 13 March 2026 and the deadline for actual submission is 12 noon on 16 March 2026. (SC Ref:836302)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
16 Mar 2026 → 2 Jul 2026 · 2 dates- Admission / appointment period ends227 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published119 days ago2 Jul 2026, 12:47 BST
Notice history
4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2025- Status changed to complete27 Mar 2025, 15:20 GMT
- Status changed to active12 Feb 2026, 16:34 GMT
- Deadline moved to 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT12 Feb 2026, 16:34 GMT+502 days · was 30 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete2 Jul 2026, 12:47 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-09: 1 release · 17 Sept 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £36,500,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 062222-2026-1
- Signed
- 29 Jun 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 011601-2025-1
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18bids · 18 electronic · 18 from abroad | 13 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
10 commercial parties on the notice- Care1 Professional Services LTDFramework contractor
- Delight Supported Living LtdFramework contractor
- ENABLE Scotland (leading the Way)Framework contractor
- Hansel AllianceFramework contractor
- Key Housing Association LimitedFramework contractor
- Partners For InclusionFramework contractor
- QuarriersFramework contractor
- RAMHFramework contractor
- The Richmond Fellowship Scotland LimitedFramework contractor
- Thorntoun LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.